Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari called for increased capital requirements and other measures to address systemic risk.

The SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy provided guidance to investors about securities-based crowdfunding.

The CFTC Order authorizing the NFA to receive direct electronic access to data maintained in swap data repositories that are registered with the CFTC was published in the Federal Register.

The SEC approved FINRA's proposed rule change to expand the instructions to the "Derivatives and Other Off-Balance Sheet Items Schedule" pursuant to FINRA Rule on "Supplemental FOCUS Information." The SEC Order was published in the Federal Register.

FINRA proposed that the associated persons of a broker-dealer be required to register as Securities Traders if those persons are primarily responsible for (i) "the design, development or significant modification of algorithmic trading strategies," or (ii) the day-to-day supervision or direction of such activities.